Service difficulty report · Pressure Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 21, 2022
Submitted
April 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36353
Aircraft time
22,464 hours, 7,086 cycles
Part
Pressure Valve
Part number
32145526
Part serial
17122
Condition
Stuck
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
20,051 hours, 8,981 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON DEPARTURE DURING AFTER T/O CHECKLIST WE NOTED A DUCT PRESSURE SPLIT OF 27PSI (LEFT PACK AT 54/ RIGHT PACK AT 28) PRESSURE SPLIT DECREASED WITH A/C DECREASE BUT WAS STILL GREATER THAN 25PSI. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED DEFERRED MAINTENANCE LIMITS AND ABBREVIATED T/S REF B737-900 AMM 36-00-00-860-807. FOUND AT TABLE 1 STEP 5B WHEN MANUALLY OPENING #2 ENG PRSOV WITH BLEED AIR ON THE VALVE DID NOT MOVE TO THE FULL OPEN POSITION. NO LEAKS NOTED AT ANY SENSE LINES. REPLACED PRSOV PER B737-900 AMM 36-11-04. OPS CHECK WITH APU BLEED NORMAL. PERFORMED ENGINE BLEED AIR CROSSOVER OPS TEST PER AMM 36-11-00-710-801. FOUND #1 ENGINE DUCT PRESSURE TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. #2 ENGINE DUCT PRESSURE REMAINED CONSTANT AT 8-9 PSIG. WHILE PERFORMING #2 ENG HEALTH CHECK REF TASK CARD NG-36WC-00001. FOUND BAR OUT OF LIMITS . REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENG BAR REF AMM 36-11-03.